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Snowshoe Fire Tower, West Virginia

Prominence: 55 ft, 17 m

Elevation: 4720+ feet, 1439+ meters

True Isolation: 0.81 mi, 1.3 km

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 4720 - 4760 ft (40-foot closed contour)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	38° 25' 9'' N, 79° 57' 55'' W 38.419099, -79.965234 (Dec Deg)
Country	United States
State/Province	West Virginia
County/Second Level Region	Pocahontas
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 3 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 2) Selected Trip Reports: 2011-10-09 by Richard Oestreicher
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60 foot fire tower sits at high point on ridge line.Incredible views from top. 4740 height from Snowshoe ski area topo map. I hiked the entire Cheat Ridge Trail and the lowest GPS reading I got was 4665 hence the 75 foot estimate for prominence.

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  Clean Prominence: 55 ft/17 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 95 ft/29 m
  Key Col: 4665 ft/1422 m

Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 0.81 mi/1.3 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 38.4075, -79.9675
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Thorny Flat  (S)

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Appalachian Plateaus
Range4: Allegheny Mountains
Range5: Shavers Fork Mountain Complex
Range6: Back Allegheny Mountain

Drainage Basins

Monongahela
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Greenbrier
New
Kanawha
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: Monongahela National Forest

Topo Map

Cass O38079d8 1:24,000

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This peak was submitted to the Peakbagger.com database by Richard Oestreicher.

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